Lignon (Ardèche)

Lignon

A bridge over the Lignon at Jaujac.
Country France
Basin
Main source La Souche
1,360 m (4,460 ft)
44°37′46″N 04°05′27″E / 44.62944°N 4.09083°E / 44.62944; 4.09083 (Primary source of Lignon)
River mouth Ardèche
308 m (1,010 ft)
44°40′04″N 04°16′34″E / 44.66778°N 4.27611°E / 44.66778; 4.27611 (Mouth of Lignon)Coordinates: 44°40′04″N 04°16′34″E / 44.66778°N 4.27611°E / 44.66778; 4.27611 (Mouth of Lignon)
Progression Ardèche→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Physical characteristics
Length 20.7 km (12.9 mi)

The Lignon (French: le Lignon) is a 20.7 km (12.9 mi) long river in the Ardèche département, southern France. Its source is at La Souche, in the Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche. It flows generally east-northeast. It is a right tributary of the Ardèche into which it flows between Meyras and Pont-de-Labeaume.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References


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